Bullet for My Valentine have announced their biggest UK tour to date.
The arena tour, which will take place in December, follows the release of new album Fever that was released last month.
Bullet for My Valentine will play;
December
6th – Birmingham NIA
8th – Manchester MEN
9th – Glasgow SECC
11th – Cardiff CIA
12th – London Wembley Arena
We’re only a few weeks away from the World Cup in South Africa and that means only one thing – it’s time for the World Cup Carnival.
Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion in West London will host a number of games across the group stages and knock out rounds starting with South Africa v Mexico on June 11th. Not only will you get to watch the match on a huge screen, but there are some great DJ line-ups to make sure you party into the night too.
The starting dates look like this, with more to be announced later:
June:
11th – South Africa v Mexico – Nextmen + Stanton Warriors + Lazersonic
12th – England v USA – Nextmen + Stanton Warriors + Lazersonic
13th – Australia v Germany – Stanton Warriors + Lazersonic
15th – Brazil v Korea – DJS till Midnight
16th – South Africa v Uruguay – Crazy P + Simon Busby
18th – England v Algeria – Crazy P + Tayo + Simon Busby
19th – Australia v Ghana – Crazy P + Simon Busby
20th – Brazil v Ivory Coast – DJS till Midnight
22nd – South Africa v France – Tayo + Bones
23rd – England v Slovenia – DJS TBC
23rd – Australia v Serbia – Tayo + Bones
25th – Brazil v Portugal – DJS till 1 am
And, if you’re an England fan, here’s something to get you in the mood:
Last week, 2 Canadian riot girls avoided the volcanic disruption caused by our Icelandic friends and spread their touring seed across the UK’s grottiest venues.
The Pack a.d are guitarist Becky Black and drummer/songwriter Maya Miller – two girls who love getting in a van, blowing the crap out of a venue with their blues soaked rock’n’roll and saying sayanara with a kiss before moving to the next town. We caught up with Maya as they were both leaving the country with a mouthful of Cornish Pasties.
Canadians huh?
Yes, I’m sorry, excuse me, after you, thanks, I’m sorry…
What other Canadian bands do you hang out with?
Bella Coola, Cree, but mostly we hang with Haida.
How did it all happen and when did you get this Pack A.D malarkey together?
Beer made it happen – the malarkey was the reason why we kept going with it.
What’s the deal with the name?
99 pence and it’s yours.
What other names went into the blender before you settled on this one?
Crotch Party, Freudian Slippers, The Ting Tings.
Why is there only 2 of you, can you not afford a bass player or a bloke to make you guys tea?
We can’t stand other people and they generally can’t stand us. We do have a spot open for a tea maker though…although he must be very good looking and not be Angela Lansbury.
What’s the deal with smashing up computers in your latest video?
The deal is that it’s a lot harder than you’d think. Also, beige computers are like beige bras – they shouldn’t exist.
How much of your life do you spend in a screen?
I’m glad you asked this. I think we should just admit now that we’re both holograms. My backside is actually a shark that swims when you bend it.
How embarrassing is that YouTube video ‘Know Your Band Mate’?! ha!
Well, if anyone knew that during the video, Becky peed herself a little, now that would definitely be embarrassing.
Do they really make you do those sorts of things in British Columbia?!
They made us do that one in some American state. In British Columbia they make us do things like knitting circles.
You like boys? If so what do you like/dislike about them?
We like boys. We like them when they will do anything we want. We dislike them when they will do anything we want…and also when they have Prince Valiant haircuts.
How often do you hang out at Skateparks picking up kids in sofas?
Ask the police. I believe they have that information on file.
Explain the process of recording this album compared to the Funeral Mixtape..
We recorded the album in two different sessions which was a big change- also we decided to master it with our friend, Jim Diamond, in Detroit. We didn’t really know how that would go but were very pleased with the results. Other than that…two words…tam…bo.
If you had to pick a song each to the be played as your casket rolls down into the flames what tune would you both pick?
Maya: Toxic by Britney Spears.
Becky: The Final Countdown by Europe.
How many deer’s get killed listening to your music every week on average?
Honestly, I hope none and for this reason, I strongly suggest not allowing Deer to listen to our music. Take the iPod’s out of their hooves. Besides, most Deer I talk to seem to prefer Lady Gaga.
What’s the best story that you have on the road from your mammoth amount of touring?
After a drink-heavy show somewhere in the US, Becky threw up repeatedly into a tiny cup and after every puke, emptied it out the window of our moving van. Not a drop of puke in the van or on her.
Haha! Do you cat fight in transit?
We cat juggle in transit and then use the proceeds to get one cornish pasty and split it.
Any words of wisdom for skateboarders?
Skater boys should skate to our shows because they’re hot. But they should not drink and skate after because it’s just depressing.
On that note let’s drink. Look out for these 2 on your travels, they pack the blues and have an album out right now. Click here for the goods.
Dessa has released a new video today.
The track Alibi is taken from the Doomtree MC’s album A Badly Broken Code which is guaranteed to be in Abjekt’s top albums of 2010. Check it out below:
The Gaslight Anthem’s new album ‘American Slang’ is released on 14th June and we couldn’t be more excited! The band have unveiled a second track from the record over at their MySpace and a couple more videos from behind the scenes of the album’s recording process have also been released. Check these out below!
The Gaslight Anthem Studio Video Part 3
The Gaslight Anthem Studio Video Part 2
The Gaslight Anthem Studio Video Part 1
Oxfordshire duo Little Fish have been making waves across the country on various high profile tours including stints with Alice In Chains and Hole. They release new single ‘Am I Crazy?’ on June 14th but you can check out another track for free download here.
See Little Fish live:
May 21st Liverpool, Sound City
May 28th Hay on Wye, How The Light Gets In Festival
June 19th North Devon, Gold Coast Ocean Festival
July 16th Cheltenham, The Trees Festival
July 15th Oxford, Truck Festival
July 31st Cornwall, Leopallooza Festival
Sep 26th Gloucester, Underground Festival
Dead Confederate are currently laying audiences to waste across Europe. Their set at Great Escape in Brighton nearly deafened us (in a good way). You can grab a preview of their live show in the form of a free download here:
Dead Confederate Get Out by kartel
Single ‘Start Me Laughing’ is out on 31st May and stay tuned for news on the new album in the forthcoming months!
See Dead Confederate live:
29 May Bristol, Dot To Dot 2010
30 May Nottingham, Dot To Dot 2010
31 May Manchester, Dot To Dot 2010
01 June London, Barfly Camden
fun. release the utterly awesome album ‘Aim & Ignite’ in the UK on 7th June. It’s filled to the brim with indie-pop masterpieces and you can catch live versions of said masterpieces whilst the band are in the country over the next couple of weeks. Check them out at the following dates (the London one has been slightly altered to what it was)
Fri 21st Liverpool, Shipping Forecast / Sound City
Sat 22nd Glasgow, Stag and Dagger
Sun 23rd Leeds, Cockpit 2
Mon 24th Brighton, Prince Albert
Weds 26th London, Islington Academy
Thu 27th Kingston, New Slang
Sat 29th Bristol Academy / Dot to Dot
Sun 30th Nottingham Rock City / Dot to Dot
Mon 31st Manchester Academy / Dot to Dot
Also check out fun. playing ‘The Gambler’ acoustic at their apartment in London when they were last here!
This is one of the best videos we’ve seen at Crossfire in ages.
Taking the track by Noisia & Mayhem featuring KRS-ONE, Alexander Lehmann, a fan of Noisia who has also worked on District 9, put this video together from scratch. It took around three years and you can see why!
You Me At Six have expanded their upcoming tour of the UK.
The band will be playing the following dates in December to support their second album Hold Me Down, which came out this year.
4th & 5th – Edinburgh Corn Exchange (December 4, 5)
6th & 7th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall (6, 7)
9th – Bournemouth BIC (9)
10th – Doncaster Dome (10)
12th & 13th – Manchester Apollo (12, 13)
15th & 16th – London Hammersmith Apollo (15, 16)